Biographical sketch of Dr. John Day Wood, or John Wood, "president of the Bank of Independence, Independence, Missouri." Born in Lafayette County, Missouri in 1843 and becoming a physician there in the...

Biographical sketch of Wyley Wyatt, a farmer and Confederate veteran of Washington Township of Jackson County. Born in North Carolina in 1839 and raised in Jackson County, Missouri before moving to various...

Photo and bio of Charles Yost, "city assessor of Kansas City." Born in Indiana in 1860 and raised in Kansas City before organizing the Yost Grocery Company here. Description also of Charles's father John...

Biographical sketch of Reverend Alexander Procter, "pastor of the Christian church in Independence, Missouri." Born in Kentucky in 1825 and growing up near Moberly, Missouri before moving to Independence...

Biographical sketch of Benjamin Rice, a farmer in Brooking Township of Jackson County and a former Santa Fe freighter of the 1840s-1850s. Born in North Carolina in 1822 and coming here in 1844 before engaging...